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In reply to the discussion: Two men escorted off plane at Boston Logan airport for speaking arabic [View all]HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)4. Marathoners are "The Best of People in America"
Mike Barnacle and Rev. Al said so on MSNBC yesterday.
They actually repeated it many times.
Now they are fearful/paranoid xenophobes?
WHAT a difference a day makes!
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Two men escorted off plane at Boston Logan airport for speaking arabic [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Apr 2013
OP
So does that make it OK to target people on a plane who did nothing wrong but speak arabic?
Cali_Democrat
Apr 2013
#22
Bigotry should never be understandable> the only way to change minds is to understand the mindset
KittyWampus
Apr 2013
#33
At least they weren't victims of the explosion and tackled for running to safety.
Lone_Star_Dem
Apr 2013
#9
My daughter and her family flew out of Logan early this morning, heading for London.
CTyankee
Apr 2013
#14
I adore my granddaughters but at this age they think their "problems" are world
CTyankee
Apr 2013
#37
American Airlines denies Fox report that a plane was grounded due to men speaking Arabic
Go Vols
Apr 2013
#25
Fox apparently gets it wrong again. They're filtering for the fearmongering reports.
nolabear
Apr 2013
#27